Fixturlaser XA P R E - A L I G N M E N T 1. Rough Alignment • Vertical: Place scale or straightedge on highest hub and raise or lower the movable shaft to within 20 mils (0.020”) of the stationary hub.
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Fixturlaser XA P R E - A L I G N M E N T Bolt Tightening Sequence 4. Make a Final Soft Foot Correction Loosen one bolt at a time and check for soft foot with a 2 mil (0.002”) shim or feeler gauge.
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Fixturlaser XA S E T Set Up Turn on the XA Display Unit. Mount the ‘S’ sensor on the stationary shaft or coupling hub and hand tighten the nut. Turn the sensor on by pressing the power button on the Bluetooth module.
Fixturlaser XA M E A S U R E Enter Dimensions Touch the “?” in the yellow dimension box. Measure the indicated dimension to the near- est 1/8” and enter using the keypad. Then press OK to move the next dimension.
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Fixturlaser XA M E A S U R E Rotate the sensors to the 12:00 position, being sure they move outside the red portion of the circle on the screen. The second reading will automatically begin after the sensors have been steady for 2 seconds.
Fixturlaser XA M E A S U R E Evaluating the Results Vertical results are displayed at the top of the screen, horizontal results at the bottom. Green coupling icons indicate values which are in tolerance. Orange values are within 2x tolerance.
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Fixturlaser XA C O R R E C T I O N Using the Verti-Zontal Process ™ First Correct the Vertical Misalignment Press the shim icon in the bottom right corner of the screen. Loosen all the bolts on the movable machine.
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Fixturlaser XA C O R R E C T I O N Make the largest adjustment first. Positive values indicate the movable machine is away from you; Negative values indicate the machine is towards you. To change the display to show either set of values larger on-screen for better viewing, just touch any of the four numbers.
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Fixturlaser XA R E - M E A S U R E & D O C U M E N T Finally, Re-Measure Press the re-measure button, then press it again on the confirmation pop-up screen. Follow the measurement steps detailed above and verify the results are within tolerance.
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Fixturlaser XA VibrAlign is committed to helping you perform precise alignments. View our following resources: • Training vibralign.com/training • The Alignment Blog thealignmentblog.com • The Alignment Resource Center shaftalignment.net • Videos youtube.com/vibralign • T-mail Training Newsletters vibralign.com/t-mail • Free Alignment Apps vibralign.com/alignment-tools/apps...
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